Say Good-bye to the Ornamental Garden?

Clematis 'Josephine'

Today temperatures in central Wisconsin are predicted to hit 50 degrees. This with the remnants of four inches of snow on the ground. I'm not sure how dry it will be. Working days in the garden are hit and miss this spring. I get in a good few hours and then rain, snow, or my work schedule prevent me making progress.

Already gardeners in warming climates are posting pictures of daffodils in bloom (for the cut flower market), spinach coming up, and fruit trees in bloom. Here, winter continues to hang on.

Advertisers are putting out everything for the edible garden.

If not the edible garden, then it is all about a pollinator garden predominately featuring habitat for monarch butterflies or honey bees.

My hope is some of us gardeners continue to plant ornamental gardens, too.